Grand Encampment, Wyoming
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Males: 233 | (53.5%) |
Females: 204 | (46.5%) |
Median resident age: | 46.8 years |
Wyoming median age: | 36.2 years |
Zip codes: 82325.
Grand Encampment: | $51,433 |
WY: | $70,042 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $36,690 (it was $20,632 in 2000)
Grand Encampment town income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $266,533 (it was $79,800 in 2000)
Grand Encampment: | $266,533 |
WY: | $292,300 |
Grand Encampment, WY residents, houses, and apartments details
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Grand Encampment, WY
- 42996.8%White alone
- 61.4%Two or more races
- 30.7%Asian alone
- 30.7%Hispanic
- 20.5%American Indian alone
Races in Grand Encampment detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
Latest news from Grand Encampment, WY collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
Ancestries: German (23.5%), Irish (19.6%), English (15.8%), Scotch-Irish (7.2%), Swedish (5.6%), Norwegian (5.4%).
Current Local Time: MST time zone
Land area: 1.60 square miles.
Population density: 273 people per square mile (very low).
7 residents are foreign born
This town: | 1.6% |
Wyoming: | 2.3% |
Grand Encampment town: | 0.5% ($400) |
Wyoming: | 0.7% ($627) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Fort Collins, CO (100.2 miles , pop. 118,652).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: West Adams, CO (132.1 miles , pop. 259,628).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Phoenix, AZ (605.1 miles , pop. 1,321,045).
Nearest cities:
Latitude: 41.21 N, Longitude: 106.79 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 307
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2007: 3 buildings, average cost: $97,300
- 2006: 2 buildings, average cost: $98,500
- 2005: 2 buildings, average cost: $84,500
- 2004: 2 buildings, average cost: $30,000
- 2003: 2 buildings, average cost: $77,300
- 2002: 5 buildings, average cost: $71,400
- 2001: 1 building, cost: $100,000
- 1998: 2 buildings, average cost: $74,700
Here: | 2.7% |
Wyoming: | 2.5% |
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (4.9%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4.4%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (4.4%)
- Life and physical scientists (4.4%)
- Other food preparation and serving workers, including supervisors (3.9%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (3.9%)
- Plant and system operators (3.9%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (8.0%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8.0%)
- Carpenters (7.1%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7.1%)
- Plant and system operators (7.1%)
- Life and physical scientists (6.2%)
- Fishing, hunting, and forestry occupations (5.4%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (8.5%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (7.4%)
- Waiters and waitresses (7.4%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (7.4%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (6.4%)
- Other food preparation and serving workers, including supervisors (5.3%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (5.3%)
Average climate in Grand Encampment, Wyoming
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
Earthquake activity:
Grand Encampment-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Wyoming state average. It is 873% greater than the overall U.S. average.On 8/18/1959 at 06:37:13, a magnitude 7.7 (7.7 UK, Class: Major, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 303.7 miles away from the city center, causing $26,000,000 total damage
On 10/28/1983 at 14:06:06, a magnitude 7.3 (6.2 MB, 7.3 MS, 7.0 MW) earthquake occurred 408.0 miles away from Grand Encampment center, causing 2 deaths (2 shaking deaths) and 3 injuries, causing $15,000,000 total damage
On 10/18/1984 at 15:30:23, a magnitude 5.5 (5.4 MB, 5.1 MS, 5.5 ML, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 103.5 miles away from Grand Encampment center
On 3/28/1975 at 02:31:05, a magnitude 6.2 (6.1 MB, 6.0 MS, 6.2 ML, Class: Strong, Intensity: VII - IX) earthquake occurred 299.1 miles away from Grand Encampment center
On 2/3/1994 at 09:05:04, a magnitude 5.8 (5.4 MB, 5.5 MS, 5.8 MW, 5.8 ML, Depth: 4.9 mi) earthquake occurred 240.4 miles away from the city center
On 10/3/1915 at 06:52:48, a magnitude 7.6 (7.6 UK) earthquake occurred 562.0 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Carbon County (2) is a lot smaller than the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 1
Causes of natural disasters: Flood: 1, Landslide: 1, Storm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Grand Encampment:
- Wyotech-Laramie (about 64 miles; Laramie, WY; Full-time enrollment: 2,765)
- University of Wyoming (about 64 miles; Laramie, WY; FT enrollment: 10,810)
- Colorado State University-Fort Collins (about 100 miles; Fort Collins, CO; FT enrollment: 25,099)
- Laramie County Community College (about 105 miles; Cheyenne, WY; FT enrollment: 3,288)
- Casper College (about 115 miles; Casper, WY; FT enrollment: 2,770)
- University of Colorado Boulder (about 116 miles; Boulder, CO; FT enrollment: 28,328)
- Colorado Mountain College (about 119 miles; Glenwood Springs, CO; FT enrollment: 3,463)
Points of interest:
Notable locations in Grand Encampment: Hayden Ranger Station (A), Medicine Bow National Forest Brush Creek - Hayden Ranger District Fire Engine Crew (B), Encampment / Riverside Volunteer Fire Department (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemetery: Encampment Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
This town: | 2.1 people |
Wyoming: | 2.5 people |
This town: | 65.6% |
Whole state: | 67.9% |
This town: | 2.4% |
Whole state: | 5.4% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 0.5% of all households
This town: | 12.8% |
Whole state: | 11.4% |
This town: | 2.4% |
Whole state: | 4.5% |
For population 15 years and over in Grand Encampment:
- Never married: 12.1%
- Now married: 66.3%
- Separated: 1.5%
- Widowed: 9.5%
- Divorced: 10.5%
For population 25 years and over in Grand Encampment:
- High school or higher: 82.9%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 6.3%
- Unemployed: 11.6%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 34.7 minutes
Here: | 10.5 |
Wyoming average: | 10.0 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Grand Encampment, WY (based on Carbon County data)
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Catholic | 1,663 | 5 |
Other | 1,545 | 6 |
Evangelical Protestant | 1,468 | 23 |
Mainline Protestant | 1,039 | 11 |
None | 10,170 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Here: | 3.89 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 2.10 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 0.65 / 10,000 pop. |
Wyoming: | 0.65 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 11.02 / 10,000 pop. |
Wyoming: | 5.36 / 10,000 pop. |
Carbon County: | 18.81 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 10.08 / 10,000 pop. |
Carbon County: | 7.3% |
Wyoming: | 7.1% |
This county: | 28.9% |
Wyoming: | 24.4% |
Local government employment and payroll (March 2022) | |||||
Function | Full-time employees | Monthly full-time payroll | Average yearly full-time wage | Part-time employees | Monthly part-time payroll |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Water Supply | 1 | $3,897 | $46,764 | 0 | $0 |
Financial Administration | 1 | $4,287 | $51,444 | 0 | $0 |
Police Protection - Officers | 1 | $4,989 | $59,868 | 0 | $0 |
Sewerage | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,507 | |
Other Government Administration | 0 | $0 | 7 | $1,697 | |
Totals for Government | 3 | $13,173 | $52,692 | 8 | $5,204 |
Grand Encampment government finances - Expenditure in 2018 (per resident):
- Construction - Parks and Recreation: $16,000 ($36.61)
Water Utilities: $1,000 ($2.29)
- Current Operations - Water Utilities: $163,000 ($373.00)
Solid Waste Management: $109,000 ($249.43)
Police Protection: $108,000 ($247.14)
Regular Highways: $88,000 ($201.37)
Sewerage: $63,000 ($144.16)
Financial Administration: $45,000 ($102.97)
Central Staff Services: $27,000 ($61.78)
Health - Other: $25,000 ($57.21)
Parks and Recreation: $18,000 ($41.19)
General - Other: $15,000 ($34.32)
Local Fire Protection: $14,000 ($32.04)
Judicial and Legal Services: $13,000 ($29.75)
General Public Buildings: $11,000 ($25.17)
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities - Other: $1,000 ($2.29)
- Other Capital Outlay - Sewerage: $8,000 ($18.31)
Local Fire Protection: $6,000 ($13.73)
Financial Administration: $5,000 ($11.44)
Police Protection: $4,000 ($9.15)
General Public Building: $2,000 ($4.58)
Grand Encampment government finances - Revenue in 2002 (per resident):
- Charges - Solid Waste Management: $113,000 ($258.58)
Sewerage: $83,000 ($189.93)
Other: $19,000 ($43.48)
Parks and Recreation: $19,000 ($43.48)
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities: $1,000 ($2.29)
- Local Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $108,000 ($247.14)
Other: $16,000 ($36.61)
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $22,000 ($50.34)
Special Assessments: $16,000 ($36.61)
General Revenue - Other: $5,000 ($11.44)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $179,000 ($409.61)
- State Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $175,000 ($400.46)
Other: $63,000 ($144.16)
Highways: $3,000 ($6.86)
Water Utilities: $1,000 ($2.29)
- Tax - Property: $50,000 ($114.42)
Occupation and Business License - Other: $3,000 ($6.86)
Other License: $2,000 ($4.58)
Grand Encampment government finances - Cash and Securities in 2002 (per resident):
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $2,536,000 ($5803.20)
Strongest AM radio stations in Grand Encampment:
- KKZN (760 AM; 50 kW; THORNTON, CO; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING OF COLORADO, INC.)
- KLTT (670 AM; 50 kW; COMMERCE CITY, CO; Owner: KLZ RADIO, INC.)
- KTWO (1030 AM; 50 kW; CASPER, WY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KRAI (550 AM; 5 kW; CRAIG, CO; Owner: WILD WEST RADIO, INC.)
- KOA (850 AM; 50 kW; DENVER, CO; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING OF COLORADO, INC.)
- KLMO (1060 AM; 30 kW; LONGMONT, CO; Owner: PILGRIM COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- KUYO (830 AM; daytime; 25 kW; EVANSVILLE, WY; Owner: WYOMING CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KKHI (1210 AM; 10 kW; LARAMIE, WY; Owner: LARAMIE MOUNTAIN BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
- KMXA (1090 AM; 50 kW; AURORA, CO; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
- KIMB (1260 AM; 50 kW; KIMBALL, NE; Owner: G & L INVESTMENTS, LLC)
- KNZZ (1100 AM; 50 kW; GRAND JUNCTION, CO; Owner: M B C GRAND BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KGAB (650 AM; 8 kW; ORCHARD VALLEY, WY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KOWB (1290 AM; 5 kW; LARAMIE, WY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Grand Encampment:
- K06BR (Channel 6; ENCAMPMENT, WY; Owner: ELK MOUNTAIN TV CO.)
- K08CP (Channel 8; ENCAMPMENT, WY; Owner: ELK MOUNTAIN TV CO.)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers:
2- Jon Hosford, Se Of Grand Encampment Wy (Lat: 41.112472 Lon: -106.463917), Type: 131.0, Overall height: 131 m, Registrant: White Park Broadcasting, Bedfo-rd, Phone: (603) 668-6400
- jon hosford, Se Of Grand Encampment Wy (Lat: 41.112472 Lon: -106.463917), Type: 131.0, Overall height: 131 m, Registrant: White Park Broadcasting, Bedfo-rd, Phone: (603) 668-6400
- 46.7%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 30.9%Wood
- 20.0%Electricity
- 1.2%Utility gas
- 1.2%Coal or coke
- 48.8%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 39.5%Wood
- 7.0%Coal or coke
- 4.7%Utility gas
Grand Encampment compared to Wyoming state average:
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Median age above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
- Renting percentage significantly below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
- Number of rooms per house significantly below state average.
- House age significantly below state average.
- Number of college students below state average.